Definitions by Monkey's Dad
market correctional facility
During a market correction, the psychic prison to which those normally on the 'outside' are sentenced. The farther stock prices fall, the smaller, darker and colder their corner offices appear, and the more desperately helpless they feel.
Watching stock prices plunge, for reasons beyond anyone's control, the new prisoner confronted his fear of being forced to live like all the other poor inmates, locked in the market correctional facility for life, his one-percenter's luxuries a fading dream of the golden past.
market correctional facility by Monkey's Dad February 28, 2020
Erfolgfreude
A strangely-nonexistent German word meaning "Taking pleasure in another person's success", the theoretical opposite of 'schadenfreude' - a word which has long existed in German and has migrated into English, meaning "Taking pleasure in another person's misery and suffering ".
Hearing that his colleague had won the Nobel, Schmidt was overcome with erfolgfreude and immediately called to offer his profound and heartfelt admiration.
Erfolgfreude by Monkey's Dad February 28, 2020
Introversy
A heated disagreement with oneself.
His desire to be famous and his need to be left alone had led him to this strange moment - on stage, in front of thousands of screaming fans, ready to walk off and go home, in a state of raging introversy.
Introversy by Monkey's Dad February 27, 2020
Bland Finale
The audience had been anticipating Clapton would close the concert with a soaring rendition of his number one megahit, not the bland finale of Layla performed on solo ukulele and a kazoo.
Bland Finale by Monkey's Dad February 27, 2020
simultaneous snoregasm
Feeling what he knew would be her final orgasm of the night, he joined her, in perfect sync, and they fell into a state of simultaneous snoregasm, neither of them stirring until sunrise.
simultaneous snoregasm by Monkey's Dad February 27, 2020
Vanishing point
In conversational perspective - the mortifying moment when, having begun to speak, you cannot remember what you wanted so desperately to convey.
He pounded the conference table for emphasis, and stopped... suddenly realizing he was lost, searching wildly but unable to come up with what, an instant ago, seemed so clear... but, uh... was now his vanishing point.
Vanishing point by Monkey's Dad February 27, 2020
like a deer in the headlines
The facial expression we have come to know - panic-stricken, wide-eyed and immobilized, not knowing which way to run, realizing that your crimes, sins and errors of judgement are suddenly America's number one topic.
The movie mogul had figured no one would ever talk, and if they did, who would believe them, yet here he stood, cameras on him from all sides, barraged by shouting reporters, like a deer in the headlines.
like a deer in the headlines by Monkey's Dad February 27, 2020